• Iran Faces Growing Humanitarian Emergency As War Continues

    Iran Faces Growing Humanitarian Emergency As War Continues0

    The United Nations has raised alarm over a growing humanitarian crisis in Iran as millions of people have been forced to flee their homes due to the ongoing Middle East war. According to the UN refugee agency UNHCR, up to 3.2 million people have been internally displaced across Iran since the conflict intensified in late

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  • Major Defection Hits Senate As Nine Lawmakers Switch Parties

    Major Defection Hits Senate As Nine Lawmakers Switch Parties0

    Nine senators in the National Assembly have defected from their former political parties to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), marking one of the largest political shifts in the current Senate. The lawmakers announced their defection during plenary at the Senate chamber on Wednesday. The development involves senators from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party

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  • NMDPRA Approves Petrol Import Licences for Six Marketers to Support Supply Stability

    NMDPRA Approves Petrol Import Licences for Six Marketers to Support Supply Stability0

    The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has issued permits to six petroleum depot owners and marketers to import Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol. The move is widely seen within the industry as part of efforts by the Federal Government to maintain stability and competition in the downstream petroleum sector.

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  • DR Congo drop NFF-disputed players for play-offs

    DR Congo drop NFF-disputed players for play-offs0

    The national football team of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has excluded two players who were at the centre of a dispute with the Nigeria Football Federation from its squad for the upcoming play-off matches. The decision comes amid an ongoing eligibility controversy involving the players, who are believed to have previously been linked

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  • Tinubu Holds Security Meeting with Service Chiefs, IGP at Aso Rock

    Tinubu Holds Security Meeting with Service Chiefs, IGP at Aso Rock0

    President Bola Tinubu on Thursday presided over a high-level security meeting with the nation’s service chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, in what marked the first such gathering since Tunji Disu assumed office as Inspector-General of Police. The meeting, which lasted nearly two hours, was held behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa. Security

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  • Power Crisis Looms As Gas Companies Cut Supply To Thermal Plants

    Power Crisis Looms As Gas Companies Cut Supply To Thermal Plants0

    Nigeria may face a deeper electricity shortage in the coming weeks after gas suppliers halted fuel supply to several thermal power plants over an estimated ₦3.3 trillion debt owed by power generation companies. Industry operators warn that the development could trigger widespread blackouts across the country. The warning was issued by Dr Joy Ogaji, Chief

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